| Resource: Communications Support Team (CAP) | ||||||||
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Category: Military Support
Kind: Team |
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| Minimum Capabilities (Component) | Minimum Capabilities (Metric) |
Type I | Type II | Type III | Type IV | Other | ||
| Personnel | Manning |
4 radio operators, 1 unit leader, and 1 dedicated technician |
3 radio operators, 1 unit leader, and 1 technician on call |
2 radio operators and |
1 radio operator and |
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| Equipment | Communications |
Mobile FAA FM Radio Mobile and Portable VHF/FM Radios, capable of AES/DES encryption Portable VHF/FM repeater, capable of AES/DES encryption Mobile and Portable UHF/FM Radios, capable of AES/DES encryption Portable UHF/FM repeater, capable of AES/DES encryption Satellite Phone ALE Capable HF Radio HF E-mail Link |
Mobile FAA FM Radio Mobile and Portable VHF/FM Radios, capable of DES encryption Portable VHF/FM repeater Mobile and Portable UHF/FM Radios, capable of DES encryption Cell Phone ALE Capable HF Radio |
Mobile FAA FM Radio Mobile and Portable VHF/FM Radios Cell Phone HF Radio |
Mobile FAA FM Radio Mobile and Portable VHF/FM Radios Cell Phone |
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| Availability | Duration |
Available for extended operations (greater than 1 week) |
Available for extended operations (greater than |
Available for short duration operations |
Available for short duration operations |
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| Management Support | Coordination Capabilities |
Incident staff capable of managing the communications unit |
Incident staff capable of managing the communications unit |
Incident staff capable of managing the communications unit |
Team management only |
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Comments: Availability does not require continuous availability of specific personnel, only that teams are available to those specifications. Personnel may be rotated in and out of specific team positions. Type IV teams are expected to serve as independent relay points. Type III teams are expected to support local level incident operations. Type II teams are expected to support regional incident operations with multiple agencies. Type I teams are expected to support national incident operations with multiple agencies. |
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| National Mutual Aid & Resource Management Initiative |
Emergency Management
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